Gasoline Stations: NAICS 447

About the Gasoline Stations subsector

The gasoline stations subsector is part of the retail trade sector.

The gasoline stations subsector consists of a single industry group, Gasoline Stations: NAICS 4471.

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in gasoline stations. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Layoffs

Data series	Back data	May 2012	Jun. 2012	Jul. 2012	Aug. 2012
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		831.3	831.8	(P) 829.2	(P) 829.9
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees		713.0	719.3	(P) 717.7
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		4	5	4	4
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		270	318	253	241
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2011
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	19,630
Cashiers	537,760
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	31,690
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	81,140
Food preparation workers	8,850
Service station attendants	22,780

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for gasoline stations.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in gasoline stations.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

Data series	Back data	Apr. 2012	May 2012	Jun. 2012	Jul. 2012
Average hourly earnings		$11.76	$11.72	$11.70	(P) $11.79
Average weekly hours		32.0	31.6	31.9	(P) 32.3
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Data series	Back data	Apr. 2012	May 2012	Jun. 2012	Jul. 2012
Average hourly earnings		$10.18	$10.29	$10.28	(P) $10.31
Average weekly hours		30.9	31.2	31.5	(P) 31.9
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2011
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	$14.99	$16.42	$31,190	$34,150
Cashiers	$8.84	$9.05	$18,390	$18,830
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	$8.78	$9.04	$18,260	$18,800
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	$15.23	$16.53	$31,680	$34,380
Food preparation workers	$8.86	$9.17	$18,430	$19,070
Service station attendants	$9.11	$9.80	$18,940	$20,380

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in gasoline stations. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

Data series	2008	2009	2010	2011
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	38	38	52	(P) 24
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	3.4	3.4	2.9
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	1.5	1.5	1.5
Cases involving days away from work	0.9	1.0	1.1
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.6	0.4	0.4
Footnotes (P) Preliminary
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Prices

This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The producer price index measures the percentage change in prices that domestic producers receive for goods and services. The prices included in the producer price index are from the first commercial transaction.

Data series	Back data	May 2012	Jun. 2012	Jul. 2012	Aug. 2012
Producer price index		(P) 87.9	(P) 86.0	(P) 81.4	(P) 74.1
Percent change from previous month		(P) 7.1%	(P) -2.2%	(P) -5.3%	(P) -9.0%
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in gasoline stations. Also included in this section is information on productivity, presented as the rate of change in output per hour of workers in the industry.

Establishments

Data series	Back data	2nd quarter 2011	3rd quarter 2011	4th quarter 2011	1st quarter 2012
Number of establishments
Private industry		103,945	104,055	104,277	(P) 104,861
Local government		63	63	64	(P) 64
State government		1	1	1	(P) 1
Federal government		25	25	25	(P) 27
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

Data series	Back data	2008	2009	2010	2011
Labor productivity index, output per hour		102.152	105.740	104.984	101.048
Percent change from previous year		-0.4	3.5	-0.7	-3.7
Labor index, total labor hours		95.481	92.573	92.424	93.032
Percent change from previous year		-4.0	-3.0	-0.2	0.7
Output index		97.536	97.887	97.031	94.006
Percent change from previous year		-4.4	0.4	-0.9	-3.1
Unit labor costs index		110.664	109.770	110.424	115.766
Percent change from previous year		3.9	-0.8	0.6	4.8

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

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Data extracted on: September 27, 2012